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Lakes, the leading manufacturer of innovative showering spaces, appoints Area Sales Manager Steve Spencer to join its external sales team, covering the South East. His long-standing experience in the bathroom and shower industry will greatly support Lakes’ new direction and focus. Spencer has worked with leading industry brands for nearly 40 …

Steve Durdant-Hollamby will head up Polypipe Civils, part of the FTSE 250-listed multinational Polypipe Group, the UK’s leading developer of Green Infrastructure and SuDS solutions to the built environment sector. The 45-year-old, of Cambridgeshire, will also play a major role in the company’s commitment to creating innovative solutions to help …

Pasquill recently held its fourth annual awards ceremony celebrating the success of colleagues who have gone above and beyond operational excellence within the business. The evening was hosted by Ross Baxter, Managing Director of Timber Group, at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Coventry. Finalists were nominated by fellow Pasquill …

Lauren Haines, a Director at the South’s largest independent supplier of building materials to the trade and public, Elliotts Builders Merchant, is celebrating 45 years at the family-run company. Having joined Elliotts towards the end of 1973, Haines first worked as a typist in Elliotts’ brick department before working her way …

Gira, suppliers of intelligent system solutions for building management, is pleased to welcome three new team members to its prestigious UK brand and business. This new trio will join as Trade Sales Representatives across key areas of the UK and will each be responsible for: – Visiting …

Software development specialist Ten-25 has promoted long-term Senior Support Analyst George Ritchie to Services Manager, after nearly 18 years of excellent service. Ritchie joined Ten-25 back in 2001, having previously been at Alexanders’ Sawmills. Based predominantly in Ayr, he is looking forward to the new challenges his promotion will bring, as …

Hanson Cement has appointed three new district sales managers (DSMs) to its packed products business as part of the company’s drive to improve customer service. Affy Matthew, Louisa Heron and Simon Cowling report to Andrew Simpson, national commercial director – packed products, and will work with merchants to build partnerships …

Stelrad has welcomed Richard Fischnaller to its specification team. Richard becomes the Business Development Manager for the south coast area from Bournemouth to Brighton and as far north as Reading. He joins Stelrad from Kingspan Environmental and has experience in the HVAC sector working for numerous companies including Myson Radiators, …

Ideal Bathrooms, one of the UK’s leading bathroom distributors, has strengthened its team with the appointment of a bathroom industry specialist. Gary Matthews has joined the team, affectionately known as The Idealists, as the company’s new Sales Director with 28 years of experience in customer service and sales environments in …

Materials and groundworks supplier Rudridge has appointed Danny Edwards as its new Area Sales Executive at its Brentford branch. Edwards , who has over six years’ experience in the industry and working for the Travis Perkins Group, will be responsible for face to face account management of the branch’s customers. …